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I don't understand why this article so entirely avoided an extremely important factor - the youth of those being cured. If you give sight to a 3 year old or a
by otakucode 12y ago
I don't understand why this article so entirely avoided an extremely important factor - the youth of those being cured. If you give sight to a 3 year old or a 10 year old or even a teenager, their chances of developing normal sight are good. If you give it to someone after puberty, their chances drop quickly, getting worse the older the brain is. Neuroplasticity never goes away entirely (as was believed before), but it is still radically reduced compared to during childhood and especially adolescence.
- longingforlight 12y agoI do think that's true, but if you're like me and never identified with blindness or fully adapted to it, I think your potential for sight restoration is still good. (I'm 28).